Getting to Geelong with V/Line

Image: Eastern Beach, Geelong. Making your way to Victoria’s largest regional city on V/Line’s trains and coaches is easy and affordable, with frequent services and inexpensive tickets for all your travelling needs.

It’s cheaper than you think

$35.40 – that’s how little it costs for 2 adults and 2 children travelling to from Melbourne to Geelong and back during off peak times, including weekends.

We also offer other great fares that suit most people. Use the Plan Your Journey tool (see left – Help!) to check V/Line fares and times.

Your V/Line ticket is also a Metcard

If your journey begins or ends in metropolitan Melbourne, pre-purchase your V/Line ticket. On the day, you can use it to travel on Melbourne metropolitan public transport from your front door all the way to your arrival station at no extra cost.

See V/Line & Metcard ticket integration for more info.

Your V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Geelong town buses.

Great things to do in Geelong

· Discover the public art works along the Geelong waterfront

· Wander through Geelong Gallery (new window)

· Play and swim in the safe sea water art deco pool at Eastern Beach

· Picnic in parkland with views of Corio Bay

· Discover the history of wool at the National Wool Museum (new window)

· Visit the Ford Discovery Centre (new window), Australia’s first automotive technology discovery centre, which showcases seven decades of Ford manufacturing

More ideas

For more ideas, try Visit Victoria (new window), www.visitgeelong.org (new window) or Events in Geelong (new window).

Melbourne to Geelong travel information

Trains between Melbourne and Geelong run frequently (Timetables) and a one-way trip takes approximately 65 minutes.

Use the Plan Your Journey tool (see left – Help!) to check V/Line fares and times.

Departing: Climb aboard at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station.

Route: Take in the scenery of Melbourne’s suburbs and south-western Victoria.

Your V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Geelong town buses.

Arriving at Geelong station

Location: 500 metres from town centre.

Facilities: Disabled access, public telephone, accessible toilets, baby change, food kiosk, air‑conditioned waiting room, and bicycle and luggage lockers.

Local transport

Local bus services regularly depart from Geelong station. Your V/Line ticket is valid for travel on these bus services at no extra cost. For more information on local bus services please call Viclink on 131 638 or use the Viclink Journey Planner (new window).

There is also a taxi rank at the station.

Geelong and beyond

V/Line coach services link Geelong with Apollo Bay, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Port Fairy, Heywood, Mount Gambier, Hamilton and Casterton.

Buying Tickets

Tickets can be purchased:

at staffed V/Line train stations
at some premium metropolitan (Connex) stations
through V/Line ticket agents or
by calling 136 196 (please allow 10 days for delivery)

See Where To Buy Tickets for more details.

More information

Please call us on 136 196 with any enquiries.